Faculty of Medical Psychotherapy Annual Conference 2026 - Body Mind Integration

The Faculty of Medical Psychotherapy Annual Conference 2026 takes place in person at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford, on 3–4 September. Its Body-Mind Integration theme brings together medical psychotherapy, forensic psychotherapy and wider mind-body perspectives. The published overview names sessions on psychedelic-assisted therapy with Dr Jonny Martell and Professor Guy Goodwin; violence and failures of integration with Anna Motz and Dr Gwen Adshead; medical silencing with Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan; and work from Dr Susan Mitchell. Delegates can also choose experiential and compassion-focused groups and workshops including psychodrama, music therapy and climate change. The full timetable remains available as a linked programme PDF.\n\nThe poster call is now closed. The published deadline was 11.59pm on 29 June 2026, with submissions previously accepted across novel findings, quality improvement, education and training, service evaluation, audit and case reports. The recorded submission specification is a maximum of 250 words, structured as Aims and hypothesis, Background, Methods, Results and Conclusions.\n\nWhole-event fees are £490 for consultant members, £326 for higher trainees or SAS psychiatrists, £300 for core trainees and subsidised or retired members, £160 for foundation doctors or medical students, and £530 for non-members or allied health professionals. Corresponding single-day fees are £265, £163, £150, £80 and £265. The optional conference dinner costs £50. Booking is handled through the RCPsych portal and requires an account; the public booking surface redirects to login.\n\nCPD is listed as one point per eligible hour, subject to peer-group approval, up to eight points per day. The event is not livestreamed or recorded. On-site rooms at Lady Margaret Hall cost £118.50 per night including VAT and breakfast for 2 and 3 September, with availability only guaranteed if booked by 3 August. Oxford parking is limited, so rail, coach or Park and Ride is recommended.